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I read that as well. My queston is, why? It it my understanding that The poll is there for a reason. To the best of my knowledge it is to balance the axe. So I am curious if Simon will lose performance. Simon has also been asking questions about very light weight axes recently so I wanted to know if he was trying to reduce weight but at the cost of performance.
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Nice pics Simon. Amazing how much easier a wedge makes the job. I have a Gerber pack axe that I use as a wedge paired with an axe.
The Wetterlings is the SAW20C model. The rounded poll is used to easily part the hide from the meat when skinning big game. Balance is great on this axe and easily passes the Mors Kochanski test.
The Wetterlings is the SAW20C model. The rounded poll is used to easily part the hide from the meat when skinning big game. Balance is great on this axe and easily passes the Mors Kochanski test.
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excellent post- I guess now is as good a time as any to show off my SFA
a flax cord wrap up near the blade looks cool and helps a bit when you bang the handle on something instead of the blade. The cord is soaked with tung oil ater tying on. My initials, well- always know which gear is yours, right?
I soaked the blade guard down in linseed oil, definitely help with moisture issues.
a flax cord wrap up near the blade looks cool and helps a bit when you bang the handle on something instead of the blade. The cord is soaked with tung oil ater tying on. My initials, well- always know which gear is yours, right?
I soaked the blade guard down in linseed oil, definitely help with moisture issues.
christof, good looking axe. what kind of treatment did you do to the wood of the handle?
as to grinding down the poll-with this axe i'm not too concerned with weight. the real reason i want to do it is so that i can use the poll to drive stakes and hammer small nails. as it is, its almost impossible to use to drive things because the rounded part just glances off of the ends. i figure taking off 1 oz or so of metal won't hurt the balance any.
as to grinding down the poll-with this axe i'm not too concerned with weight. the real reason i want to do it is so that i can use the poll to drive stakes and hammer small nails. as it is, its almost impossible to use to drive things because the rounded part just glances off of the ends. i figure taking off 1 oz or so of metal won't hurt the balance any.
i like linseed oil on axes handles. for knife handles where i like to let more of the natural color of the wood show i use danish oil, which works almost the same way...
with this one i hung the axe upside down by a string so that the head just touched the bottom of the bottom half of a milk jug sitting on a table. i filled the jug with a can of boiled linseed oil so that the head was immersed. i took a poly brush and pulled a whole lot of linseed oil up onto the handle, so that it was running down in small rivers. i did that a couple of times and let the whole thing stay that way for about 24 hours. then i took away the jug and put the oil back in the can, and left the axe hanging for about 48 more hours dripping anything that didn't get soaked up onto a rag. so far the handle has held up great and has taken on a really nice darker color.
with this one i hung the axe upside down by a string so that the head just touched the bottom of the bottom half of a milk jug sitting on a table. i filled the jug with a can of boiled linseed oil so that the head was immersed. i took a poly brush and pulled a whole lot of linseed oil up onto the handle, so that it was running down in small rivers. i did that a couple of times and let the whole thing stay that way for about 24 hours. then i took away the jug and put the oil back in the can, and left the axe hanging for about 48 more hours dripping anything that didn't get soaked up onto a rag. so far the handle has held up great and has taken on a really nice darker color.
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that's pretty close to how i do most of th axe and hammer handles in the shop. I'm considering making a 20 inch deep dip tank, though- since I (rather, koyote girl) take all my finished sheaths and soak them in linseed oil after a final run in the dehydrator at 115.